The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-06
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Lne7e MS b very Large gathering Ot
ueCple I'm rhe afternoon SIX the Makiki
nec-eaCioD grounds, ,vheoe the eNhibl-
ton drll. Ot the Honolulu Rifles bat
! CGlloC au3 The prize composition Ct the
.sfour cnupauie> thereof were held
me grounds were hsmmeJ In. and the
" >-reStS bordering Them lined with
carriages. the grand stand was filled
with 8 Eay S>>5m1laSp Of beauty.
Youth and fashion, while crowds
S'aaruled within -le enclosure up 10
The flag lines.
The bGtcSliou marched ont from the
Arnorv IN tine style headed by the
Royal Hawaiian Band BSttalior
movements under command OF Lieut.
col y. Y. Ashford. engaged the ai-
Ell-zDE SrteuCi0u IF the eoue0arSe IF
spectators for over Sn hour.
shortly after ( o'clock rhe e0mpetI-
ZION came ON The Judges we've Major
I'll. HI Ea-laul Captain ami AdiutSnL
George 1EeLeoj, ami CSp-Siu ana Orj-
usu-e Officer Hugh Gum.
Company ID. eouusnie,i lv Captain
e. W. Ashford frs RESPONDED 70
Dram 1IGf1- king LIre,y cali. They
1Tgre exercised I'm uGareLiu-. manual
ot arms. exc. their execution being
ON the whole u2erlgQ-iJU>-
Company +, under. Capt CnSer.
next ULlrcLaL into view II did nor
take DlGDy performances 10 show that
this company had been u-elI prepared
tor the u>-S. At the firing exercise
rounds of applause burst spontaneously
from the auditors, those in the grand
>-Sui IsSliiug- --rlat settles 1.-THE
LGCle> are lpplGUdIug. Was - remark
beGui In tie ccOwi- The wheeling
movements in double time were ~
uarka5lv well executed. only one
break being noticed in several rapid
gvoluJiOu>-
Company \. Captain J. W. Pratt
eOuuGu,IiuE. were the last % BE- re-
viewed. and won 8 large share Of sd
mIrarL0u. indeed creating IL the minds
of some Ca>u1I Observers s d0ubr 81 70
where the prize should drop Although
correctness u movement was marked.
ye-- - compared with Company =,
this company seemed 90 lack in quick
uss> p19porrIouSCsIy % it, accuracy u
execution
Company c Portuguese. Captain J.
H Fisher. 1lrh0uSh participating IN
the exhibition. did not venture into
competition Although NOS the most
Junior company in organization. YET
il membership Il whole i the IesSC
experienced in dEiIl. all other COM
pSuLes hSylI-g certain proportion OF
comparative veterans
Moonlight was fast succeeding day
light when the competition closed
The battalion was drawn up In two
lines. having marched into position 20
the music 0S the band Captain IN
gers comnIatsd Go. B, was announced
- the winner u the prize The trophy
/ s neat silver badgs-S crown SUP
mounting S star, Inscribed with the
u1CionzI and bSttSIiOu mOtt0S-pre-
vioCSly described in the GAZETTE
LLeGtelGnr-C '1L0neI Ashford and Quar-
-eruaSrer W. ". Hall invested every
l-LeeE aud member OF the winning
company with the victorious symbol
TEluetii5lely on the usual form II
d->ali>sing parade the officers
1l1rehei 60 the front and presented the
ecumzu.iiuE officer with maguffi-
sent gold eudmeled cOrps-bGdgg. suit
ably engrave,f and inscribed That
officer. who Wa taken wholly by sur
rri>e- briefly expressed LI> re,eiBrDca-
JI0a u the good viii which prompted
the beautiful gift
There Wa u course 8 I0s u good
luU1-sd raILLeEy aut repartee passed
between members Ut the Unsuccessful
-lupauieS ami their elzted rivals a.
the Lalrer received the Elfrteriuz tokens
% merit The audieHee Ut what was
Left u = ly this time INSIDE s. break for
conveyance into town Beneath the
iltter5uE folds Of the >tIzeu flag pre-
>slrei the corps 5y the ladies Of Homo .
Eulu. ana Ted tv the martial strains II
the lauf- -te battalion marched back
% town wirh the banner company In
The place ~ honor
Before dI>uI>>IuZ- at tile armery.
cheers we've given for Professor Berger
and the baud- and after d short bur
stirring snd patriotic speech by the t.
com nlauCiInE officer the word vd>
given, sind in 8 IwIusIiEg the arm0ry
IasS clear and the banstsmeu aud rife /
men On their WAY 90 their homes.